I generally agree whit most of you, but your responses are only skimming the surface of my predicament.
Don’t get me wrong, I really appreciate your opinions, you all have some interesting points, but alas, due to the complex nature of this subject I think I will have to specify my point of view:

I believe that there is no grand scheme in life; Everything is just a compilation of random events that we draw red lines between in hindsight/retrospect, thus finding chains of cause and effect.

To survive in such a world (a realm of chaos), we need one single long term goal that we constantly work towards. This long-term goal might be anything from gaining a place in heaven (attained from doing good deeds) to becoming rich. If the long-term goal is dynamic (susceptible to change), it will prove more enduring and hence fully serve its purpose. Without this long-term goal, towards witch we focus most of our effort, a human being has no purpose.

To make this more tangible, I will use a quote uttered by Friedrich Nietzsche:

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”


Of course, whatbeanbelived, being alive is indeed an experience in itself. I embrace all aspects of life, be it happiness, melancholy, love or other strong emotions, and choose to act out these emotions in a exaggerated but controlled manner, (Yes, I do have a taste for the melodramatic ^^) but to really appreciate life you need something more, something to fall back on, if you know what I mean?

I hope that what I wrote is at least somewhat coherent (English is not my native language, so please bear whit me) and I am looking forwards to hear your opinions.